McCuaig yields high-grade
Vancouver — A 6,300-metre drill program at the McCuaig project, in Ontario’s Red Lake gold district, has returned encouraging values for partners Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) and Golden Tag Resources (go…
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Last-minute proposal may stop strike at Kemess
Vancouver — Just days after 300 employees at the Kemess gold-copper mine in northern British Columbia filed strike notice, Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) reached a tentative deal for a 3-year collecti…
Exploration spending continues slide
A survey of mineral exploration, deposit appraisal and mine development spending predicts that exploration and appraisal spending for 2001 will dip to a historical low of $458 million, a far cry from …
Barrick, Altius team up
Partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Altius Minerals (ALS-V) have agreed to expand their search for Carlin-type deposits in Newfoundland’s Botwood Basin.Their efforts will focus on the 47-sq.-km Burnt La…
NovaGold drills Donlin Creek
As part of a prefeasibility study, NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) has begun drilling at its Donlin Creek project in southwestern Alaska.The work is being financed with proceeds from an $18.5-million equit…
Atacama speeds up expansion
Vancouver — With its Aguas Blancas iodine mine in Chile running smoothly, Atacama Minerals (AAM-V) is arranging a US$3.5-million revolving credit facility to boost production.The credit facility will…
Producer and Dealer Prices (April 29, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,260/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.15/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.70-7.70/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.7315/lb.Indium: Indi…
Miramar hits targets despite setback
Vancouver — During the first quarter, Miramar Mining’s (MAE-T) operations at Yellowknife, N.W.T., were well on their way to establishing a solid base for a productive year. However, the temporary sus…
Carlin trend produces 50-millionth oz.
The Carlin trend in Nevada has joined such venerable gold camps as Timmins, Ont., South Africa’s Witwatersrand and Uzbekistan’s Muruntan as the latest in the world to produce 50 million oz. gold.The t…
Insiders bask in hot resource sector
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:- Barrick Gold (ABX-T) — Brian Mulroney, director, exercised 237,500 options indirectly at $22….
Oil sands spell self-sufficiency for Canada
The recoverable portion of Canada’s crude bitumen resources, a black tarry hydrocarbon that coats the sands and carbonate sedimentary formations in the Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River regions of …
Suncor expands with Project Millennium
Suncor Energy (SU-T), Canada’s third-largest integrated oil company, is in the midst of a massive expansion of its Oil Sands operation, north of Fort McMurray, Alta., a move that should see the compan…